Vision

We envision Lake County as a place, unified by diversity, where residents of all income levels have the opportunity to live, work and thrive by building successful partnerships with local governments, service providers, developers and fellow residents.

Role

The Commission is responsible for overseeing local administration of the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) and other related programs. The Commission is responsible for developing the Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan by identifying community needs, setting priorities and establishing goals. The Commission uses these goals to help determine which activities to fund on an annual basis.

Regular Meetings

Regularly scheduled meetings of the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) are held at 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday following the Lake County Board Meeting.

Executive Committee Meetings

The Executive Committee has the following responsibilities:

• Review recommendations from Advisory and Recommendation Committees to ensure compliance with regulations and consistency with available funding and make recommendations to the full Commission.
• Hear and render judgment on formal appeals of any decisions made by the staff or Commission in regard to its programs or policies. 
• Assign Commissioners to an Advisory and Recommendation Committee.
• Assist in the development of plans for informational and/or educational presentations to the full Commission.

Regularly scheduled meetings of the Housing and Community Development Executive Committee are held at 2:30 p.m. on the Wednesday following the Lake County Board Meeting.

Advisory and Recommendation Committees

Each Advisory and Recommendation Committee (ARC) has the following responsibilities:

• Review applications or requests for funding.
• Make recommendations of projects to be funded to the Executive Committee.
• Provide feedback to Community Development staff on scoring and ranking decisions in order for appropriate technical assistance to be provided to applicants.

Meetings are scheduled as needed and are divided into four committees:

• Homeless Assistance
• Housing
• Public Improvements
• Public Services

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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